about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
headquarters; head office; main office
telephone call; telephone (device)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
people; men and women; each person; everybody
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
script; screenplay; scenario
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
very young; little; childish; immature
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join